Dr. Katie Seaborn is a Visitor and incoming Associate Professor, joining the Department of Computer Science and Technology (CST) at the University of Cambridge in February 2026. Currently, Dr. Seaborn is Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Economics (IEE), Associate Faculty Member in the Engineering Sciences and Design (ESD) program, and Director of the Aspirational Computing Lab (established 2020) at Institute of Science Tokyo (formerly Tokyo Institute of Technology). From February 2026, Dr. Seaborn will continue at Science Tokyo in a Specially Appointed position.

Before academia, Dr. Seaborn worked in the public and private sectors as an interaction designer, user experience developer, and web programmer in Canada and the UK.

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